Agricultural implement



June 19, 1934.

' 1 BROWN AGRICULTURAL I'IPLEIENT Filed Sept. 12. 1932 A TTORNEY.

Patented June 19, 1934 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, I TheophilusBrown, Moline, 111., assignor to Deere 8: Company,- lllinois Moline, Ill.j, a corporation 'of Application September 12, 1932, Serial No. 632,701 8 Claims. 1 (Cl. 97- -47) This invention relates to agricultural implements ,in general, and more particularly to implements adaptedto be drawn by a tractor.

,g In an implement designed for tractor propule sion having parts which must be adjusted from time to time, it is ,usual to provide a lever extending from the implement to the operatorfs position on the tractor for effecting suchadjustment., Suchia lever is a source of nuisance to the operatorinasmuch as it is not always within convenient reach-of the operator in all positions to the tractor and vice versa.

have correspondingwmovement and' if the operator of the implement with respect to the tractor, and furthermore may become a source of danger. When operating over irregular terrain, the implement will rise and fall rapidly with respect Thelever will is'not watchful, it may strike him. The main objectof my invention is the pro-- vision of new and improved, means for -effecting an adjustment from'the tractor, which means.

is'incorporated in the draft connectionbetween the implement and'the tractor whereby the need of a lever such as described above is eliminated. According toapreferred embodiment-of my invention I accomplish this object byproviding a draft. connection between the implement and the tractor which not 'only serves as a means.

for pulling. the implement but which itself is utilized to effect the. adjustment of the implement. I mount the draft member connecting the-implement to the tractor in bearings so that'it maybe rotated, and then utilize therotation thereof to effect the adjustment of the implement through suitable connections with the ends of the draft'member; c Another object of my invention is the provision of-a power device on thetractoroperated from the motorof the tractor and connected with the implementadjustment control device, whereby lthe adjustment of the implement may be effected by power derived from the motor of the tractor. I l a "'Other. and further objects will appear from thefollowing detailed description of preferred embodiments of my invention illustrated in the I 16 is rocked by the rotation of accompanying drawing in which: r. Figure 1 is'a plan:view' of a plow drawn by a tractor illustrating one form of the invention wherein'the draft memberconnects'the impleof axle 16. Bearing 39 is ment with the tractor and not only transmits draftto: the implement but isrotatable to effect an adjustment of the implement; and, v I Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof. In Figures 1 and 2 is shown a plow 11 connected to the tractor 12. The plow llcomprises a pair of plow beams 13 and. 14 rigidly connected together and mounted on a pair of crank axles 15 and 16. Furrow wheel 17 'is journaled on the crank portion of axleg15, and a land wheel 18- is journaled on the crank" portion of axle 16. Crank arms 19and 20 are fixed to crank axles'15 and 16, respectively. These arms are connected together-by'means of. an adjustable link .21 through which connection the two crank axles are rocked simultaneously. a 1 i a A rear furrow wheel 22 is also provided which is connected to the rear end of beam 13 through suitable lift connections 231 These connections include a link 24 connected to arm 25 fixedato crank axles15 through which connectiOnthe rear portion of the frame' is lifted relative to wheel 22 simultaneously with the cranking. of axles 151anjd '16. i 1 w I Plow li'isdr'awn by 'thetractor 12 through a connection comprising a draft member 30. Member is connected vbyr'neans of a universal joint 31 with arockable member 32 'journaled in a bearing 33 fixedon the drawbar '34 ofthetractor by means of bolts 35. 'At'its rear end draftmember 30 is 'conlnec'ted'by means of universal joint 36 with the forwardend of a shaft 37 journaled in bearings 38 'and'39'; Bearing 38 is carriedby abracket 40 which'is adjustably supported by means'of bolts 41 to the U-shapedframe member 42 connected between the front ends of beams '13 and 14. Bracket 40 is arcuate shaped, the center of curvature thereof beingthe axis formedintegral with U-shaped bracket 45. This bracket isjournaled on axle 16 through bearings' ifiand 47 formed integral with the bracket. Between the arms of bracket a bevel gear 48 is keyed to shaft 16. This gear mesheswith a bevel gear 49 fixed to the end of shaft 37. Through this power connection of draft member 30 with axle 16,; axle draft member 30, thereby;,raising or lowering the plow' relative to .the supporting wheels depending on the. direc-; tion in which draft member BO-is rotated.

AitN go flct Draft member 30 is rotated by power derived from the motor of the tractor through connections with the crank of the half revolution power lift mechanism 51 of the tractor. Power lift mechanism 51 may be like that shown and described in detail in the Brown and Murray application, Serial No. 399,980 filed October 16, 1929. These connections include a link 52 connected between the end of crank 50 and a swinging member 53 which member is connected by means of a link 54 to the end of an arm 55 fixed to rock shaft 56 supported in bearings 57 and 58 fixed to the ends of driving chain housings 59 and 60 of the tractor. Another arm 61 is fixed to shaft 56. Between the ends of arm 61 and a bracket 62 fixed to one side of the arm, a nut 63 is pivotally supported. A threaded rod 64 is screwed into nut 63. This rod carries a crank 65 at its upper end and at its lower end is swivelly connected with a bracket 66 which in turn is pivoted to the end of an arm 67 fixed to the forward end of rockable member 32.

To hold the draft member 30 against any angular movement in a horizontal plane relative to the plow 11, a connection is provided between the draft member 30 and the plow frame comprisinga collar 70 journaled on the draft member 30 between collars 71 and 72 fixed on the draft frame. A link 73 is connected at one end to an eye 74 formed integral with collar 70 and at its opposite end is pivotally supported in one of the holes 75 provided in bracket 76 carried by frame member 77 fixed to the outer side of beam 13. Through the provision of a plurality of holes 75, draft member 30 may be positioned in longitudinal alignment with the plow 11 or in an angular position with respect thereto to offset the plow in one direction or the other with respect to the tractor. Holes 75 are disposed in substantially transverse alignment with universal joint 41 as a result of which the angular position of draft member 30 horizontally is not affected by the vertical movements of draft member 30 with respect to the plow 11 about a transverse horizontal axis.

To raise the plow from a lowered position or vice versa, the operator need merely initiate the operation of the power lift mechanism 51 in the usual manner. This causes a rocking of shaft 56 which in turn rocks the rockable member 32. This causes a partialrotationof draft member 30 and a corresponding rotation of shaft 31 which in turn through bevel gears 45 and 47 causes a rocking of axle 16 and a consequent raising or lowering of the plow relative to wheels 17, 18 and 22. By rotating the crank 65 the depthat which the plow is lowered may be adjusted.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a connection between the implement and the tractor comprising a single draft member 30 which not only functions to transmit draft from the tractor to the implement, but also by the rotation thereof effects an adjustment upon the implement which in this case is the raising and lowering of the plow, and that I have provided a power device operated from power derived from the motor of the tractor for rotating the draft member 30.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. In combination, a tractor, an implement, means supporting said implement and relative to which said implement may be raised to inoperative position, a draft member connecting the implement with the tractor through which drawing force is transmitted from the tractor to the implement, said draft member being rotatable with respect to said implement, means for raising said implement to inoperative position, said means being operable by the rotation of said draft member and means on the tractor for rotating said draft member.

2. In combination, a tractor, an implement, a rotatably mounted draft member connecting the implement with the tractor through which the tractor propels the implement, the connection of the draft member with the tractor including a universal joint, an operating mechanism on the implement connected with said draft member to be operated thereby by the rotation thereof, and means on the tractor for rotating said draft member.

3. In combination, a tractor, an implement, a rotatably mounted draft member connecting the implement with the tractor through which the tractor propels the implement, the connection of the draft member with the tractor including a universal joint, an operating mechanism on the implement connected with said draft member to be operated thereby by the rotation thereof, a rock shaft on the tractor, means for rocking said shaft by power derived from the tractor motor, and connections between said rock shaft and said draft member whereby the rocking of said rock shaft rotates said draft member.

4. In combination, a tractor, an implement, a shaft journaled on the implement, a rotatably mounted draft member connecting the implement with the tractor, said member being connected with said shaft and constituting the sole means for the transmission of draft to the implement for pulling the same, mechanism on the implement operated by the rotation of said shaft, and means on the tractor for rotating said draft member.

5. In combination, a tractor, an implement, a shaft journaled on the implement, mechanism on the implement operated by the rotation of said shaft, a rockable member on the tractor, a rotatably mounted draftmember between the tractor and the implement, a universal joint connecting one end of said draft member with said rockable member, a second universal joint connecting the other end of saiddraft member with said shaft, and means on the tractor for rocking said rockable member.

6. In combination, a tractor, an implement, a shaft journaled on the implement, mechanism on the implement operated by the rotation of said shaft, a rockable member on the tractor, a rotatably mounted draft member between the tractor and the implement, a universal joint connecting one end of said draft member with said rockable member, a second universal'joint connecting the other end of said draft member with said shaft, l

and means on the tractor for rocking said rockable member, a bearing for said shaft disposed adjacent said second universal joint, said bearing being adjustably supported on the implement to adjust the position of said shaft vertically.

7. In combination, a tractor, an implement, a shaft journaled on the implement, mechanism on the implement operated by the rotation of said shaft, a rockable member on the tractor, a rotatably mounted draft member between the tractor and the implement, a universal joint connecting one end of said draft member with said rockable member, a second universal joint connecting the other end of said draft member with said shaft, means on the tractor for rocking said rockable naled over said draft memtably mounted on ted to said collar member, a collar jour ember connec nected to the implement at a lly transverse alignment with ber, and a tie m and pivotally con point in substantia said second universal join ination, a tree prising a frame and frame and by the me raised and lowered, a axle, a longitudinal one of said bearings atably mounted draft sal joint to the t and by a second universal mber, means on the ckable member, and ratively connecting tor, an implementcoma crank axle supporting the king of which said frame is bracket journaled on said aft joumaled in bearings, being carried by the bracket,

said longitu THEOPHILUS BROWN-.5 

